Rail anchor



Jan. 25,1927. I ,313

R. T. SCHOLES Original Filed Jan. 8, 192

ficv 7.12M

Patented Jan. 255, i927.

illdlTED STARS RICHARD 3C. SCHOLES, 0F HINSDALE, T'iLLIl TOLl.

item ANCHOR.

original application filed. January e, 1926, serial No. $35999. Dividedand this application filed April 16,

1928. Serial No. 192,375.

This invention relates to rail enchoring devices, adapted to prevent thecreep of the rail when in service. (En ra lroad treckswhere the trzitlicin general mo always in one dio rection, substantially {ill of thetendency to creep will be in this one direction and soczilled one-wiryanchors are used adapted to transmit this thrust to the. ties androad-bed. lo some trucltweys, doc to the passage or 10 trains in bothdirections, or other causes, the track tends to creep alternately firstin one direction and. then in the other, and soculletl two-Way unchorsmust be used,

lnfiny copending application Serial No, 'i'ihilt'fi, tiled dentistry 8,1926 of which this application is a. division, l have disimprovetlrail-gripping member .o be used interchangeably as a. port oi eiti 2GHQ-Wily or o twoovey rail. anchor. ".ihis gripping Inen'iber, and thetwo-Way oiichors of which it forms a port, ere claimed. in sr'copentling parent application the present divisional application be ing'intended to cover the improved onewey rail anchor, to be used 61! trackswhere the ic moves usually in one direction only. The general object ofthe present inven tion is to provide an improved. one-wary mil anchor ofthetype hereinafter disclosed in detail Another object to provide a,simple pring anchor member capable of being niclzly and easily appliedto the rail base,

and gripping the rail with a. constant spring pres-s1 re.

Another object is to provide an improved. applying tool or hook forpositioning the mil-gripping member on the rail.

Another object is to provide an anchor con'iprising two lnel'nbers, oneof which grips the rail, and the other being permanently secured to atie, the two members engaging one another to prevent relative horizontalmoven'ieut in one direction, but each being capable of vertical movementindependently the other.

Another object is to provide a rail anchor 11161111 0? adapted todistribute the thrust from the rail gripping member to a tie andtie-plate, Without permitting the rail gripping member to con'ieinactual engagement with the tie.

Another object is to providE a rail anchor comprising two cooperating 1nmbers secured to the tie and rail, respectively,

whereby the ruibgrippiiog ine'oisers end. the :ittt.

rail and rnibgripping member may be removed without disturbing thetie-engaging member. I

Other objects and advantages oi. his in rent/ion will be app-intentfrom. the followint to detailed '"ription oi} cerfiuin si'lpro'vebl forns of the devices used in ceh'yiogg out the principles oi? thisinvention r In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is plan vicv' oi? a section roll, WE secured to P. tie andtic-piste with I anchor members in place on the ref respectively.

Fig. 2 an end eleviition oi the 3i 7 shown in Fig" l, m

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one or was; shown appliedintimated to e win transverse yerticei sctioii.

Il ig. at is a perspective YlEW of the tie engaging portion of" the.cuil anchor.

5 ishn. elevation of the attaching hoolr or tech this view in g taken.at right angles to the View oi this tool as shown in Fig 3 The rail 1 issupported )3 base 53 upon the tic-plate 3 carried by ti o tie 4t, thebase 2 being held down against the tie/plate and tie by the spikes 5 inthe i. u il manner:

Referring now more particularly to Figs 3, the rail-gripping portion ofthe rail sin clue: is formed of a single-piece metallic bar 6,preferably of substantially square crosssectiou.

The bar 6 has an intermediate downward 1y bowed portion 7 terminating ateither end. in substantially horizontal portions having surfaces 8 and 9adapted to bear against the under surface or bottom oi? the rail base 2adjacent either edge thereof. One end of the bar is curved upwardly andinwardly, as at 1O to form it hooked end enclosing a. notch 11 adoptedto fit about one edge of he reil base undbear thereegainst. There is asmall angular clearance at 11 between the upper side of notch 11 and theupper surface of the rail base flqnge to permit a. limited verticalswinging In'ovemcnt of the lipping member about this edge of the railbase when the gripping member is being applied. The other end of bar 6is-turned upwardly, as at 12, and then inwardly st 13 to enclose a notch14: adapted to snugly grip the adjacent edge 01'' rail base 2. The two.notches l1 ancl'l are oppositely disposed and spaced; apart a distancesubstantially equal to, or slightly less than the width of the railbase, so that when the member 6 is a plied to the rail, the rail basewill be snug y gripped between the two upturned ends of this bar 6. "Thedownwardly bowed portion 7 7 is sufficiently elastic to form a powerfulspring which may be flexed suificlently to permit the application of themember to the rail base, and will subse uently hold the notched ends ofthe bar firm y in engagement with the opposite rail base flanges. Acamsurface is formed on the inner face of the in-turned end portion 12,extending from the upper edge of notch 14 to the upper surface of theinturned end 13. The under-sun face oi the upturned end portion 12,isprovided with. a depression or socket 16, adapted to be engaged by thehooked end 17 of the applying tool, as hereinafter described.

When the member 6- is to be applied to the rail, the end 10 is firsthooked from beneath onto one edge 055 the rail base, so that the notch11 is engaged with this edge of the rail base flange. This position ofthe member is indicated in dotted lines in. Fig. 3. The hooked end 1'?of the applying tool 18 is new inserted in the socket or depression 16,and the tool 18 is of such length that the enlarged head 19 will extendapproxi mately level Willi the upper surface of the rail 1. An ordinaryclaw-bar 20, such. is used for remo 'ng spikes, is new en iged with thehead ii of the tool 18, and by iulcruming: the bar 20 upon the rail l,the bar (3 may be drawn up into engagement with the rail base Ti liespring portion i will flex and pei lit th cam surface to guide theedgeof the into engagement w th the notch 54. The tool may be con,-vcnicntly made by forming or Welding-g the hooked end 17 onto the end ofan ordinary track spit niicmber (see Figs. 1., I ltlilil as an angularmetallic bar having a horizontal portion 21, adapted to overlie th topoi the tie plate 3, and a vertical portion 22 adapted to bear againstone side of the tie 4. Horizontal portion 121 terminates in a downwardlyextending; spike end 223 adapted to extend through one of the spikeholes in the tie plate, and, into the tie, and the vertical leg :22terminates in a horirontal spike adapted to be engaged into the sideface-of vthe tie. Intermediately, adjacent LllO upper corner of the tie1-, the anchoring); member is bent outwardly to i rm :1 lug which bearsagainst vthe hooked end 10 of the rail-gripping bar 6. n the upper endof vertical leg 22 is an in- Wardly cxtcnding' lug 26 adapted to bear a"a t the side edge of tie-plate 3 above tic l,

.fififtQl. the member 6 is applied to the rail o *2, it grips theopposite edges of this lull base by the spring pressure furnished Isuflicient pressure to resist movement of the member longitudinally ofthe rail, and prevent any material canting of the member in the plane ofthe rail base. However, if a pressure is applied lengthwise of the railto one end of the bar 6, for example, the hooked end 10, there will be atendency to cant, or a very slight canting of the member in a horizontalplane, which will cause the gripping member to engag the rail base evenmore firmly and securely lock the gripping member to the rail. Thiseanting movement is so slight that the member will be locked by a forceexerted in either direction lengthwise of the rail, Without causing anymaterial movement of the gripping member along the rail base. With theparts in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, any creeping of rail 1toward the right, as shown in these figures, that is so as to bring thegripping member 6 closer to the tie 4, will brin the hooked end 10 of:the gripping menner 6 into engagement with the outwardly projecting lugof the tic-engaging member, and an furtber movement of the rail willlock t e gripping member 6 firmly in position on the rail base andtransmit the thrust through the tie-engaging member to the tie plate 3and tie l. At the same time, the up and down or wave motion of raii l,as the trains pass thereover, will be permitted Without causing anycorresponding movement of the ti e-engaging member, since the grippingmember 6 mereiy bears freely aga nst the lug :25. The rail 1, or the'rippingmember 6, or both of them, may 0e ren'iove l and replacedWithout necessitating any disturbance of the tic-engaging member Thusthere are no vertical thrusts tending to loosen the spikes 23 and 24/When the rail 1 is relaid, or a net rail is positioned on the ties,gripping member can be applied t Jail dircttly in line with the lug 25oil. the tie-c.n gaging member. This }')0SSilJl, since the applicationof the gripping membcrliis performed entirely in a vertical planewithout requiring any lateral shifting of this gripping member.

It will be noted that although two parts are used to form this railanchor, these parts merely abut against one another and there is nonecessity for properly mating or fitting these parts, so that noselection is required and either part may be replaced Without alteringthe cilicicncy of the anchor.

The rail gripping member 6 might be applied to the rail by upwardpressure, for example, by fulcruming, a crow bar on a tie or theroad-bed and lifting up on the under surface of member 6 until thenotched end 14 snaps into place on the rail base. However, the use'ofthe applying tool 18 in cooperationlwitb a clawbar fulcrumed on the tieiasie rail head is preferable, since in this operation all thrusts eretoward the rail, and there is no tendency to loosen spikes or otherwisedisturb the anchorage for the rail It will be noted that there is nodirect contact of any portion of the reilg;rip aing member 6 with thetie. All at the thrust from the rail and. rail-anchor is transmitted. tothe tie through the member 21 which is rigidly and iminovobly fixed tothe tie. In prior forms of rail-anchors, where some portion of theanchor bears directly against the tie, there is a constant Wearon theWooden tie caused by the up and down movement of the rail and anchor asthe loads pass thereover. In this improved form of enclior all of thisrelative movement takes )lace be tween the gripping member 6 an the lug25 on the tie-engaging member 2]. and there is no tendency to Wear awaythe tie.

I. claim:

1. A rail. anchor comprising a member adapted to grip opposite edges ofthe rail base, with a spring; pressure, and a nieinben shaped to engagethe top and one side oi: a

tie, and having on outstanding lug: to be engaged by one pro3ect1ng endof ti adtgripping member beyond the side or t rail.

53. A. rail anchor comprising a. member adapted. to grip the rail baseand an angular 3. in combination With a rail a tie and e tie-platemounted between the rail base and the tie, a railnnchor con'iprising amember gripping the rail-base at one side of and spaced from the tie,and a member anchored to the tie-plate and tie and having on out wardlyiii-ejecting portion engaging one end 0 i1 tl in t member.

it .1 a rail anchor, in combination with a member adapted to be securedto the rail, an abutment member comprising a horizontal portion to besecured to a tie-plate and a vertical leg'to bear against the side ofthe tie. I

5 In a rail anchor, in combination with a, member adapted. to secured tothe rail, an abutment member comprising a horizon tal portion adaptedtoover ie a tio-plate, and having a downturned spike end to be engagedthrough a spike hole in the plate. and into the tie, and a vertical legto bear against the side of the tie.

6. In. a rail anchor, in combination with a member adapted to be securedto the rail,

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into the tie, and a vertical leg to bear against the side of the tiethis leg having e horizon.

tally turned spike to be engaged. in the side of the tie.

7. In a rail anchor in combination with member adapted to be secured tothe rail,

an abutmentmember comprising at horizon..-

tal portion adapted to overlie a deplete, and having a downturned spikeend to be engaged through a spike hole in the @late and into the tieanda vertical leg formed with portions to bear respectively against thesides of the tie and tieqilate.

8, In a rail anchor, in combination with a member adapted to besecureifl to the rel-l, an abutment member coniiprising e horizon. talportion adapted to overlie e tie-- .ate, and honing it down urned spikeend to be ed through a sp :Je hole in the plate i. into the tie, andvertical leg formed with. portions to beer respectively against thesides of the tie and ti:e-; .)late and having an inturi'ied end toengage in. the side of the tie.

3-). A mil anchor comprising a member adapted to grip the rail base witha spring pressure and a inen'iber adapted to be anchored "to e tie andtie-plate and having e portion. orojecting substantially parallel withthe reil and adapted to engage one end of the raii-e rigping member.

it). It. "cl anchor comprising a member adapted to grip the rail basewith spring" pressure, and a member adopted to be en chored to atie-plate and bear against one end of the rail-gripping member.

11, A rail anchor comprising a member having a downwardly bowed springportion adapted to extend beneath the rail hose and upturned endsnotched to grip the edges of the rail base with a spring pressure, incombination with a member adapted to be en'- chored to a tioplate andbear against one end of the rail gripping member. 1

19 A rail anchor comprising a member having a dowmvardly bowed springportion adapted 'to extend beneath the rail base and upturned endsnotched to grip' the edges of the rail base with a spring pressure, incone bination with a member adapted to be anchored to a tie andtie-plate and bear Eigainst one end. of the rail-gripping mereoelxnionann r. scnonns,

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Certificate of Correction.

Granted Janu al'y 25 1951.7, to RICHARD T. SCHOLES.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the abovenumbered psztent mquiring correction as follows: Page 1,line 99, the numeral 11 Pmm. No. 1.5!

should be 11'; and that the said Letlters Patent should be read withthis connection thm ein that the same may conform to the record of thecase in the Patent U'fi'icek Signed and sealed t-lns 29th day of March,A. D. 1927,

[SEAL] M. J. MGORE,

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